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Capacity Building in Action
When it comes to supporting nonprofits, funding is often just one possibility. Over 160 Boston Foundation grantees have leveraged our partnership with Catchafire to find capacity-building support.
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As Greater Boston's community foundation, the Boston Foundation is focused on the myriad of factors which make our city unique and successful. With an emphasis on strengthening this region's competitiveness in the global economy, the Foundation works with many partners to publish cutting edge research, hold public forums, and convene task forces of experts and stakeholders to create action agendas for real change.
When it comes to supporting nonprofits, funding is often just one possibility. Over 160 Boston Foundation grantees have leveraged our partnership with Catchafire to find capacity-building support.
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The Boston Foundation is pleased to announced the eight groups selected as the first-ever cohort of the Place Leadership Network.
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Eight years after its launch, the decision is made to sunset the Giving Common. The Giving Common team explains why, and shares the lessons learned, and the changes we hope we have inspired together, since 2012.
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Losing talented colleagues isn't fun, but it's also a reason to celebrate. Vice President for Programs Orlando Watkins highlights four Boston Foundation staff who are setting out on new, well-earned journeys in noteworthy roles.
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In an opinion piece in the Boston Globe, Carol Fulp and Marcy Reed, the president and chair of The Partnership, highlight Boston Foundation research in highlighting the impact of diversity on the future economic success of Greater Boston.
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Ahead of the 6th Taste of Ethnic Boston on July 30, Jen Faigel, Executive Director of Commonwealth Kitchen, and Teresa Maynard, founder of Sweet Teez Bakery appeared on WCVB's CityLine to share their story and preview the Festival.
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To date, donors including the Barr Foundation, the Boston Foundation, The Klarman Family Foundation and Linde Family Foundation have committed funds to ensure all pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students receive weekly year-long arts instruction and that 100% of BPS high school graduates meet the Massachusetts Core Curriculum graduation recommendation of one year of arts instruction.
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A correlation between the high cost of housing and low rate of units being built could hinder the Bay State’s growth, based on data published from the Greater Boston Housing report Card 2019.
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Our 16th exploration of Greater Boston housing finds that efforts to undo the legacy of redlining have not been enough to fix the region’s housing equity and segregation issues.
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A new report from Boston Indicators and the Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund explores the impact of changes to federal immigration policies on legal immigration channels for thousands of immigrants and their families in Massachusetts.
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The Spring 2019 edition of TBF NEWS features a look at a new innovative effort to scale workforce development for a new generation of workers, as well as stories on youth fitness, and a community college program that's making a difference for hundreds of immigrants seeking to use their education abroad here in the U.S.
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